Mnemonics Worksheet: Choosing a Mnemonic

Memory techniques lesson 11: Choosing the right mnemonic · Set 962 · 40 questions

Memory tip (The right trick for the job): Acronym: VIBGYOR for the rainbow colours. First-letter sentence: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower. Rhyme: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”. Chunking: 9876543210 as 987 654 3210. Ask: is it a number, a list or one fact? Then choose chunking, an acronym or sentence, or a rhyme.

1. 1.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
2. 2.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) a mind map (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
3. 3.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) ROYGBIV (c) IBGYORV (d) IVBGYOR
4. 4.True or false: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a mind map
6. 6.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
7. 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Goats Wet Silly (b) Silly Wet Goats (c) Wet Goats Silly (d) Wet Silly Goats
9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
10. 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 370079312. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 370 793 12 (b) 307 079 312 (c) 370 077 9312 (d) 370 079 312
11. 11.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
13. 13.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
15. 15.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
16. 16.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) an acronym word (b) nothing at all (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
17. 17.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Silly Wins Goats (b) Wins Goats Silly (c) Wins Silly Goats (d) Goats Wins Silly
19. 19.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
20. 20.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
22. 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Fly My Ants Jump (b) Jump Fly My Ants (c) Fly Jump My Ants (d) Ants My Fly Jump
23. 23.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
24. 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 961205042106. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9612 0504 216 (b) 9612 0502 4106 (c) 9612 0504 2106 (d) 9661 2050 42106
25. 25.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Every Love Pink Ants (b) Ants Pink Love Every (c) Love Pink Ants Every (d) Love Every Pink Ants
26. 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 4364173242. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 436 417 3242 (b) 364 173 242 (c) 436 417 32242 (d) 346 417 3242
27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ENSW (b) WSEN (c) ESWN (d) NESW
28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Nani Eight Seven Wet (b) Eight Seven Wet Nani (c) Wet Seven Eight Nani (d) Eight Nani Seven Wet
29. 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AANSAAE (c) AEASNAA (d) ANSAEAA
30. 30.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a first-letter sentence
31. 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ball, pencil, mirror? (a) Play My Bunny (b) My Play Bunny (c) Bunny Play My (d) Play Bunny My
32. 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) APISA (b) AISAP (c) PAISA (d) ASIAP
33. 33.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 131061261. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 131 061 2611 (b) 310 612 61 (c) 131 016 261 (d) 131 061 261
35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 531371660. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 531 317 660 (b) 531 716 60 (c) 531 371 660 (d) 531 371 6600
36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
37. 37.🔢 You want to remember the number 614337159. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 614 337 159 (b) 164 337 159 (c) 614 333 7159 (d) 614 371 59
38. 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 439720380. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 439 720 3380 (b) 439 720 830 (c) 439 720 30 (d) 439 720 380
39. 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Jolly My All (b) Jolly Funny My All (c) All My Funny Jolly (d) Funny My All Jolly
40. 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Every Love Pigs Ants (b) Love Every Pigs Ants (c) Love Pigs Ants Every (d) Ants Pigs Love Every

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